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A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

lawpavilion November 13, 2023

Justices, Judges, Magistrates and Presidents of Area and District Customary Courts in Nigeria are very powerful. What...

Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, shares his...

Service of Court Processes Outside Jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the Recent Case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

By: Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli Nigeria is a common law country that operates a Federal Constitution. It...

Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

Nigeria is a common-law country that operates under a Federal Constitution. It consists of 36 states and...

Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: Madoke v. STATE (2023) LPELR-60843(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH JUNE, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT:...

What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

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CASE TITLE: EKHAGUERE & ORS v. IZIBIRI & ANOR (2023) LPELR-60996(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JUNE 13, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LAND...

Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: UCHENNA v. IGP (2023) LPELR-61058 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023PRACTICE AREA: POWER OF COURTLEAD JUDGMENT:...

Examining The Legality of Criminal Prosecution of a Serving Judicial Officer Without Prior Invocation of The National Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Jurisdiction

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

CASE TITLE: OPENE v. NJC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60656(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI...

Eight Years of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015: What has Changed?

Eight Years of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015: What has Changed?

lawpavilion November 8, 2023

The ACJA was enacted in May 2015, with a view to reforming the delivery of criminal justice...

The Right To Liberty And Prison Decongestion in Nigeria: The Urgency Required

The Right To Liberty And Prison Decongestion in Nigeria: The Urgency Required

lawpavilion November 8, 2023

PART 1 INTRODUCTION The liberty of man is as old as the story of creation, it permeates...

A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

Service of Court Processes Outside Jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the Recent Case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

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